Reed Hastings on the Streamer Wars: ‘It’s a Whole New World’ [Variety]

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Reed Hastings on the Streamer Wars: ‘It’s a Whole New World’ [Variety]

By Henry Chu

September 20, 2019 | After dominating the subscription streaming scene for so long, Netflix is girding for a new phase in the SVOD wars with the entry of more deep-pocketed players like Disney and Apple, CEO Reed Hastings said in addressing the streamer wars on Friday.

“While we’ve been competing with many people in the last decade, it’s a whole new world starting in November…between Apple launching and Disney launching, and of course Amazon’s ramping up,” said Hastings, who also cited NBCUniversal’s coming Peacock service.

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